Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. back issues from June 2007:
Fire cause remains unknown
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - The cause of a fire that damaged a Webster Streetapartment on Wednesday remained unknown a day later. Fire officials said the blaze started near the stove inside afirst-floor apartment occupied by Angelo Giberti and several pets.Fire investigator Pete Morrell said all ...
Charges
Jun 01, 2007 ... Karna Yvonne Reed, 39, of 730 Lisbon St., on warrants chargingfailure to pay fines on charges of drug possession and criminalthreatening, 3:18 a.m. Wednesday at 117 Pierce St. Nicole Theresa Simond, 23, of 143 Pierce St., on warrants chargingfailure to pay fines on charges of ...
Leo: Keep things to yourself
Jun 01, 2007 ... CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alanis Morissette, 33; Frederica vonStade, 62; Morgan Freeman, 70; Andy Griffith, 81. Happy Birthday: This year, you must stay in control if you don'twant to be a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. Size down andreally zone in on what's truly ...
Back arthritis (spondylitis) not for men only
Jun 01, 2007 ... DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 49-year-old female with ankylosingspondylitis. It took many years for me to get a diagnosis. Manydoctors think this disease affects men only. Spondylitis can affectwomen and children, and can be just as severe in them as it is inmen. Had I been diagnosed earlier, ...
Weekend bike races mean traffic delays
Jun 01, 2007 ... Should have two maps from Pete g. Weekend bike races mean trafficdelays Saturday, fifth annual Lake Auburn Road Race Racing will begin at Wallingford Orchard on Perkins Ridge Road at9 a.m., with the Category 5 men, who will compete for 23 miles. Thelast race will go off at ...
Volunteers sought for first Bantu kids camp
Jun 01, 2007; ... What: Camp Middle Jubba When: June 25-July 27 Where: Montello Elementary School For: Children in grades 3-6 Application deadline: June 8 Needed: Volunteers to teach school expectations and literacyskills FMI: Morgan Brown at mbrown3@bates.edu; ...
Virginia Tech tragedy defines remark
Jun 01, 2007 ... DEAR ABBY: In light of the events at Virginia Tech, I need someadvice on a situation I encountered at work. I travel to many retaillocations each week, and sometimes I am "stationed" at one of themfor several weeks, or even months. Two months ago, I was chatting with a young man ...
Vivian Bean is expecting in August
Jun 01, 2007 ... Dear Sun Spots: Could you please tell me if Vivian Bean ispregnant and when she is due? She is on WGME early mornings. To whomis she married? Thank you. - No Name, No Town. Answer: In addition to responses from readers, Sun Spots wondersif you've checked out the WGME Web site, ...
Courtwork won't delay park pool opening
Jun 01, 2007; ... LEWISTON - Basketball court construction at Kennedy Park won'tkeep the swimming pool from opening on time, according to cityofficials. The city will move a construction trailer into the park, betweenthe pool and the playground, by June 11. The trailer will serve asoffices and ...
Looking back
Jun 01, 2007 ... While on the way to answer an alarm from Box 66, corner of Lincolnand Cedar streets, last evening, two pieces of the Lewiston fireapparatus broke. The steering gear of the hook and ladder and therear axle of the hose reel, No. 3, were the pieces. No one wasinjured. The fire was in a box ...
Check It Out
Jun 01, 2007 ... Items submitted to Check it Out must be events that benefitnonprofit organizations and be open to the public. Submissions shouldbe received at least seven days in advance of the event.Farmingtonarea East Dixfield, Friday, June 1: Countryfolk jam session, 5 p.m.,Countryfolk Music ...
You and your new bag: bliss
Jun 01, 2007 ... In an e-mail, reader Fran laments that men fail to grasp theallure, the need, the indescribable joy of a new purse."Guys justdon't get it." Fran, never truer words. "I change bags each month to go with the seasons and to use all myfavorites," she writes. "That way I am forced ...
Fish 'almost caught my life'
Jun 01, 2007; ... LEWISTON - This isn't the fish story Rick Webb wanted to tell. "This was a good fish, and it would have been a good story, but italmost caught my life," he said. Webb, owner of Webb's Market on Pine Street, was out on Carr Pond -about 17 miles west of Portage in northern Maine ...
Gendron's stays unbeaten
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Gendron's Mobile picked up 2 wins in recent action inthe Major Division of the South Lewiston Little League to run itsrecord to 8-0. Gendron's beat Aroostook Fence as Brett Vallee sluggeda 3-run homer and Sabin Lavorgna legged out a triple. Three pitcherscombined for the win ....
Hurd fires hole-in-one at Auburn's Fox Ridge
Jun 01, 2007 ... AUBURN - Dick Hurd shot a hole-in-one May 30 at Fox Ridge GolfClub. He aced the #3 hole, 167-yards, using a 7-iron. Witnessing thefeat were Jerry Laplante, Ben Gonya and Adrian Fournier. Other news from Fox Ridge:Formsource League, May 30 standings:Michaud-Blouin, 68.5; Cox-Coutts, ...
'Too late' to graduate
Jun 01, 2007; ... Matthew Foster needs a bone marrow transplant, a procedure thatcould end his four-year battle and cure his leukemia-like disease.But it also has a good chance of killing him. Before taking the risk, the Minot man decided he needed to do onelast thing: watch his youngest son, ...
Graduation is a time to honor the graduates
Jun 01, 2007 ... What is it about graduation that brings out the worst in parents? Reading the reports of Caroline Giuliani's high-school graduation,with her father and his wife sitting stone faced while she receivedher diploma, ducking out early without congratulating her, avoidinghis ex-wife and ...
Old Town firm low bidder on cistern work
Jun 01, 2007; ... LEWISTON - The firm that excavated for the local Wal-Martdistribution center is in good shape to win a downtown storm-waterproject. Old Town's Sargent Corp. was the apparent low bidder for thecity's downtown cistern project, saying it would do the work for$4.37 million. City ...
Don Roy Trio will perform
Jun 01, 2007 ... CARTHAGE - New England Celtic Arts will present the Don Roy Trioat 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at The Skye Theater. A preshow fiddle jamwill start at 6:30 p.m. The Don Roy Trio has long entertained audiences in southern Maineand beyond. A champion fiddler with depth in many ...
Tradition and innovation Maine Canoe Symposium set for weekend of June 8-10
Jun 01, 2007 ... BRIDGTON - The annual Maine Canoe Symposium, where paddlers of allages and abilities learn hands-on from North America's foremostcanoeing professionals, will be held June 8-10 on Moose Pond atWinona Camps. Since 1986, this family-friendly weekend has drawn young and old,beginners ...
Concert is birthday bash for 'Brad'
Jun 01, 2007 ... BRUNSWICK - Over the course of his 55-year-career, Maine jazzclarinetist/whistler Brad Terry has played with performers from DizzyGillespie to Steve Swallow. Saturday, June 9, he will celebrate his70th birthday with a concert performance at Maine Sound Stage. Joining Terry will be ...
Antique cars will hit the road to Fryeburg
Jun 01, 2007 ... FRYEBURG - Owners of antique or classic cars or trucks are invitedto compete in the 4th Annual Antique Auto Show to be put on by theRotary Club Sunday, June 17, at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds. There are 16 classes, including one for motorcycles, past andpresent. There is also a ...
Ouellette clouts 3 homers
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Justin Ouellette walloped 3 homers, including a grand-slam, to power Fast Breaks to a 17-8 victory over Gendron's ...
Common foe faces Maine's road riders
Jun 01, 2007 ... Cars and bicyclists are territorial animals. Both feel ownership for the pavement below their tires, and arewary of trespassers. Rules exist on how they should share Maine'sroads, but not enough - on each side - know or respect them. Despitetheir differences, however, cars and ...
Suspect in cuffs escapes cruiser
Jun 01, 2007; ... LIVERMORE FALLS - A Livermore Falls man in handcuffs escaped froma police cruiser Wednesday night after an officer went to talk to aCumberland Farms clerk about thefts from the store. The escapee was on the run for nearly four hours before he turnedhimself in. Ryan Jolicoeur, ...
Town official admits to theft
Jun 01, 2007; ... FARMINGTON - A selectman in the Oxford County town of Hartford,David C. Bowen, 41, pleaded guilty to theft by unauthorized taking, afelony class C theft, last Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. Bowen, a former warehouse manager for Jarden Home Brands on MunsonRoad in Wilton, ...
Reel action Professionals willexplore storytelling for film and TV
Jun 01, 2007 ... PORTLAND - As part of its 2007-2008 season, the Maine Film & VideoAssociation will host a panel discussion on "Storytelling for Filmand Television" - featuring several talented Maine filmmakers -Thursday, June 7, at SPACE Gallery. The event is open to the public. This ...
RV jamboree comes to Farmington
Jun 01, 2007; ... FARMINGTON - More than 225 campers are expected to settle in forthe weekend for the annual spring Samboree for the Maine Good SamClub today through Sunday at the Farmington Fairgrounds. While the 19 Maine chapters of the Good Sam Club plan to spend theweekend enjoying the ...
River will be rocking for festival
Jun 01, 2007; ... STRONG - Bring a canoe or kayak with life jacket and come paddleyour way down the Sandy River Saturday during the town's fourth RiverFestival. That's the invitation issued by Milt Baston who said thewater is "perfect for canoeing." For those not inclined to canoe, a variety of ...
Franklin County arrest log
Jun 01, 2007 ... FARMINGTON - The following arrest was recorded at the FranklinCounty jail: Phillip Rose, ...
Cash register, lottery tickets taken at store
Jun 01, 2007; ... NEW SHARON - State police are investigating an early Thursdaybreak-in at Sandy River Farm Supply on Route 2 where burglars tookthe cash register, cartons of cigarettes and scratch tickets, amongother items. Police are looking for two suspects, both white males, one about 5-feet, ...
Commerical use permit reactivated for Motel 4
Jun 01, 2007; ... LIVERMORE - Planning Board members voted to reactivate commercialuse of the former Motel 4 on Route 4 that is under new ownership. The 16-unit motel with an owner's suite had been closed for twoyears and required the Planning Board's approval to reactivate itsuse, Planning Board ...
Auburn Middle School honor roll
Jun 01, 2007 ... AUBURN - Auburn Middle School has announced the third-quarterhonor roll. High honors: Mitch Adams, Benjamin Armstrong, Audrey Bennett, EmmaBilodeau, Benjamin Bowles, Phoebe Chamberlin, Kimberly Clark, GageClavet, Christpher Cloutier, Garrett Crawford, Victoria Cusson, ...
Advocate staffs attend banquet
Jun 01, 2007 ... AUBURN - Members of the 2006-2007 Academic Advocate staffs fromPhilip W. Sugg Middle School and Lisbon High School, along with theirfamilies, attended an end-of-the-year banquet on May 23 at St.Dominic Regional High School. The banquet was sponsored by the Sun Journal newspaper ...
Hearing on $9.1M school budget draws few
Jun 01, 2007; ... LIVERMORE FALLS - Only a few people attended a public hearingThursday to learn what's in the proposed $9.15 million fiscal 2008school spending plan that voters will consider by secret ballot onTuesday, June 12. The package represents an increase of $478,656 over the ...
Funeral Notices
Jun 01, 2007 ... BARROW - Ronald D., 46, died May 27. A private memorial servicewill be held by the family. A service of the Fortin Group FuneralHome and Cremation Services, 70 Horton St., LEWISTON, 784-4584,www.thefortingroup.com BRIEN - Marthe L., 96, died May 30. Funeral services will be ...
Falls new ladder truck is in the house
Jun 01, 2007; ... LIVERMORE FALLS - Fire Chief Ken Jones watched as a youngergeneration of firefighters worked to remove the Farmington Ladder 1sign from a section of the 110-foot aerial Wednesday. Jones had just driven the 1988 Emergency-One ladder truck fromBrunswick back to the fire station after ...
Auburn superintendent gets USM/L-A honor
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - The Collaborative Learning And School Successprofessional teacher education program at the University of SouthernMaine's Lewiston-Auburn College recently honored SuperintendentBarbara Eretzian for her work in support of the teacher educationprogram. In recognition, ...
Clerks hoping for high turnout
Jun 01, 2007; ... Town clerks throughout the area hope voter turnout will be strongdespite few contests on June 12. Voters in Harrison, Bridgton and Bethel face a single contest forBoard of Selectmen. In Casco, there are no contests. "We usually have about 1,500 to 2,000 (voters cast ...
2007 scholarships announced
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Maine Family Federal Credit Union has announced its2007 scholarship recipients. Luke M. Bonenfant, son of Tina-Marie T. Landry and Guy R. Landry,Lewiston, is the recipient of the $1,000 Founders Scholarship. He hasbeen accepted at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and ...
Aging subdivision rules examined
Jun 01, 2007; ... PARIS - Proposed changes to the town's subdivision ordinance wereaired this week during a public hearing before selectmen. Not everyone was pleased by what they heard. Developer Bob Ripley said some of the proposed changes were sostringent that it would force the price of ...
No substitute doctors
Jun 01, 2007 ... I am responding to your article on the teachers and the sick timethey are allotted per school calendar year. I am a nurse, and workingin the health care system, I have to counsel employees who exceed 3percent absenteeism. We, the taxpayers in the state of Maine, must send a clear ...
Farmers markets drawing crowds
Jun 01, 2007 ... NORWAY - Overcast skies and occasional sprinkles didn't keepvendors or customers away from the weekly farmers market. The market's season began May 24 and it's open from 2 to 6 p.m.each Thursday through October at Longley's parking lot, just off MainStreet on Deering ...
Otisfield man given 5 years on sex offense
Jun 01, 2007; ... PARIS - Justice Robert E. Crowley ordered a man convicted ofsexual assault to spend five years in prison. The sentence was handed down in Oxford County Superior Court onThursday morning. Rodney Heath, 32, of 970 Gore Road in Otisfield, who also goes bythe name of Rodney ...
Military rumors
Jun 01, 2007 ... I've heard many ridiculous misconceptions about our military. Oneis people join the military because they cannot make it anywhereelse. This is fictional. If anything, it's more difficult to succeed in the military,because of its strict rules and dedication requirements. I know ...
Crash photo insensitive
Jun 01, 2007 ... I found the picture of the teenage girl trapped under the vehicleon the front page of Friday's Sun Journal to be over the top. Thiswas neither responsible journalism nor necessary for the story. In particular, it was insensitive to the driver, who was obviouslyin distress, and the ...
HARTFORD
Jun 01, 2007 ... Issue: Town meetings and elections On June 12 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. voters will decide thefollowing elections. Running for a three-year selectman's term are: Steven Elsman, HopeMcCabe and Dale McNeil. Running unopposed for a three-year term as town clerk, ...
Sun Journal receives honors
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Dunkin Donuts and the Sun Journal formed a partnershipin March 2004 to send newspapers to the Maine National Guard units inIraq and Afghanistan to show support for the Maine troops in theMiddle East. The Sun Journal and Dunkin Donuts have sent 50newspapers and two pounds of ...
St. Never's Day sale is said to be a success
Jun 01, 2007 ... BETHEL - The Bethel Historical Society's annual St. Never's Daysale, held on May 26 under the tent on Stan Howe's lawn at the cornerof Broad and Mason streets, was a success. Among those who helped with the sale were Jay Bochetti, AnnieHastings, Grace McKivergan, Pat McCartney, Joe ...
Student gets scholarship
Jun 01, 2007 ... AUBURN - Attorney Thomas P. Peters II, as representative of thetrustee, announces the winner of the 2007 Alice Austin and MarySchuman Scholarship Fund.The winner, Victoria Cloutier, is agraduating senior of Edward Little High School. She is the daughterof Robert and Mary Beth Cloutier of ...
Eagle Scouts hold reunion
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Eagle Scouts from Androscoggin and Oxford counties andbeyond gathered for the Abnaki District's first Eagle Scout reunionand reception on May 23 at the Androscoggin County Chamber ofCommerce office. Sixteen Eagle Scouts, including those who are currently in theprogram, ...
Young artists are named show winners
Jun 01, 2007 ... BETHEL - The 28th annual Faye Taylor Memorial Art Show was held onMay 26 at the Dr. Moses Mason House, sponsored by the BethelHistorical Society. The show and contest highlighted a historicaltheme, "Old Days on the Androscoggin," for students in SAD 44 gradesone through six. There was ...
Retirement open house planned
Jun 01, 2007 ... BETHEL - After almost 25 years of service, Cheryl Burnham ofBethel will be retiring from Northeast Bank, where she has been amainstay at the bank's 11 Main St. location. Burnham is best known for her willingness to help wherever neededand provide bank customers ...
Business women to hold convention
Jun 01, 2007 ... FORT KENT - The 86th Maine Business and Professional Women StateConvention will be held at the University of Maine at Fort Kentcampus from Friday, June 8, through Sunday, June 10. The Fort Kent BPW local will host the annual state convention forthe first time. UMFK President Dr ....
Case recognized for service
Jun 01, 2007 ... PARIS - The Oxford Hills Veterinary Hospital, 136 Western Ave.,Paris, recognizes Liza Case for her 25 years of dedicated service inthe veterinary field. Case is a 1982 graduate of the University of Maine at ...
Two men arrested on separate charges
Jun 01, 2007; ... norway - Authorities this week arrested two men in separateincidents - one in Sebago and another in Mason Township - in whichthe men used firearms to damage vehicles. Michael Scott Taylor, 41, was arrested Saturday in Mason Township.Robert Fitch, 62, was arrested in Sebago on ...
Ronald Dean Barrow
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Ronald Dean Barrow, 46, a longtime resident ofLewiston, passed away in his sleep on Sunday, May 27. Ron was born in Los Angeles, Calif., the son of Phil and JackieBarrow. Raised in the Highland Park area of the city, he was aparticularly daring young boy, once even ...
Otis E. Morton Sr.
Jun 01, 2007 ... ANDOVER - Funeral services for Otis E. Morton Sr. were conductedSaturday at the Andover Congregational Church, Andover, with the Rev.Jane Rich officiating. Organist was Linda Dyer and music selectionsincluded "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In The Garden." Special musicselection "On Eagle's ...
John K. Hampshire
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - The Hampshire family announces with great sorrow thepeaceful death May 31, of John K. Hampshire in Lewiston. He was 92. He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, on June 17, 1914,son of Benjamin H. Hampshire and Louie Kaye. He attended medicalschool at the Leeds ...
Eagle Scouts are reunited at reception
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Eagle Scouts from Androscoggin and Oxford counties andbeyond gathered for the Abnaki District's first Eagle Scout reunionand reception on May 23 at the Androscoggin County Chamber ofCommerce office. Sixteen Eagle Scouts, including those who are currently in theprogram, ...
Pauline Linda Ridlon
Jun 01, 2007 ... OXFORD - Pauline Linda Ridlon, 52, passed away Wednesday, May 30,peacefully at her home after a courageous battle with cancer, withher loving family by her side. She was born in Lewiston, Jan. 20, 1955, the daughter of the lateMaynard and Carolyn Verrill. She attended schools in ...
Theresa D. Olehowski
Jun 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Theresa D. Olehowski, 87, of 44 Dawn Ave., died Monday,May 28, at Montello Manor. She was born in Auburn, Sept. 20, 1919, a daughter of Thomas andMarie Anne Chouinard Dubeau. She was educated in Lewiston and Auburnschools. She was a member of Holy Cross Parish and ...
BANGOR RACEWAY
Jun 01, 2007 ... FIRST, Pace, 1,700 1. Unclegeraldupinbox, R. Lanpher III 2. Golden Virtue, S. Mahar 3. Tracys Lil Darlin, G. Bowden 4. Nf Three Rivers, H. Campbell 5. Suntan Sam, J. Mosher 6. Oceanview Copper, K. Ireland SECOND, Pace, 1,800 1 ....
Voters question road spending
Jun 01, 2007; ... DIXFIELD - Voters finally gave selectmen the amount of money theyrecommended at Thursday's annual town meeting for the public worksdepartment, but not before several amendments and suggestions tocontract out the town's road work were made. After two hours, the nearly 100 people who ...
State deems SAD 43 climate 'exemplary'
Jun 01, 2007; ... MEXICO - SAD 43 will be one of only five school districts in thestate recognized today for creating a work and learning environmentin its schools that the Maine Department of Education considersexemplary. School district officials will accept the recognition, and also$3,000 in ...